Work to Zero Aims to Eliminate Workplace Deaths

Since 1913, the National Safety Council has used data, expertise and innovation to solve some of the toughest workplace safety problems. Yet over the past decade, as workplace injuries have declined, the number of fatalities has remained relatively flat, even increased in some years.

The Council’s Work to Zero initiative, supported by a grant from the McElhattan Foundation, aims to make workplace deaths a thing of the past. Using decades of insight, data and an unparalleled network of safety leaders, it will identify the most promising technological innovations for eliminating workplace fatalities in our lifetime. In short, Work to Zero will serve as a hub of digital transformation in safety.

Download the Safety Technology 2020 White Paper

Work to Zero launched its first research report, Safety Technology 2020: Mapping Technology Solutions for Reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities in the Workplace, at its inaugural Summit. The paper reviews the current state of safety technology, provides insight from interviews with more than 40 EHS professionals, and maps major sources and causal factors of workplace deaths to promising safety technologies.

Work to Zero Advisory Council

The Work to Zero Advisory Council is a volunteer group of EHS and technology experts composed of industry, academic, government and other thought leaders who strategically advise the Council on efforts to eliminate workplace deaths. Its primary responsibilities are to inform Work to Zero research projects by providing expertise, insight and access to networks that enrich the initiative, shape outreach and event projects, and engage external parties to broaden the initiative’s reach and knowledge.

The Advisory Council meets via bi-monthly teleconference meetings and bi-annual face-to-face meetings, such as at the NSC Congress & Expo, Campbell Institute Symposium and/or Annual Work to Zero Summit. If you are interested in learning more, email worktozero@nsc.org.

Support Safety

Work to Zero is funded through charitable contributions. Help grow this initiative by donating today.

If you are interested in learning more about how you can become a philanthropic partner in this initiative, please email tracy.sadlon@nsc.org.

Questions? Contact worktozero@nsc.org.